Five people were killed in separate Georgia crashes during the two-day Christmas holiday, according to the Georgia Department of Public Safety.
With Christmas falling on Wednesday, the department began tracking crashes Tuesday at 6 p.m. through Thursday at 11:59 p.m. for a 54-hour holiday period. In 2023, the holiday period determined by the DPS was 78 hours because Christmas landed on Tuesday. Fourteen people died in crashes during that time.
This year, a head-on crash in Douglas County killed two people early on Christmas morning, the Georgia State Patrol said.
17 killed on Georgia roads over Thanksgiving weekend, a decrease from 2023
At 3:40 a.m., trooper were called to a two-car crash on Chapel Hill Road. Investigators believe a white 2021 Kia Forte was traveling south when the driver crossed into the northbound lanes and hit a yellow 2007 Ford Mustang…